Under the Stove by ruthiepee

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made by ruthiepee for Ludum Dare 48 (COMPO)

In celebration of LD48 I decided to try something different. This is a game made in Roblox Studio. Play here!

My postmortem about using Roblox Studio

FAQ

Q: ROBLOX????

A: You betcha

Q: WHY?????

A: I'm an experienced gamedev in Unity, Haxeflixel, Gamemaker, etc., so I decided to try something new.

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Q: BUT IT'S FOR BABIES!!!

A: Actually it's a lot harder than I expected. There's no drag-and-drop code editor or anything of the sort; it's straight up Lua and a text editor and software that looks like a crappier version of Unity. And because every game is massively online multiplayer by default, there's a lot of funky server stuff that would otherwise be super simple to do in a single player engine. And the documentation is pretty garbage.

Q: OK HOW DO I ACTUALLY PLAY ROBLOX, I'M OLD

A: Girl, I gotchu. I'm in my 30s, so, basically a senior citizen when it comes to Roblox. If you're on a computer, you're gonna wanna go to roblox.com and make an account, then download the game client. It only takes a minute. Then, visit my game URL. It'll launch the game from the browser. You can also download the Roblox app on tablet or mobile and play it there!

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Q: DID YOU MAKE THE AUDIO?

A: No. This is a limitation of the platform. All audio has to go through a manual moderation system, which takes time and real money, so I used free stuff from the Roblox asset store and I have opted out of being rated on Audio.

KEYBOARD CONTROLS Move: WASD or arrow keys Move camera: Left mouse button Jump: Space Interact: E or right mouse button to click on dialog prompts

Roblox (free)	https://www.roblox.com/games/6728852119/Under-the-Stove
Source Code	https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dccjXYWKEu5nfSAbLAzD7dqbJeBg4r9r/view?usp=sharing
Original URL	https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/48/under-the-stove

Ratings

Overall	492^th	3.405⭐	23🧑‍⚖️
Fun	477^th	3.286⭐	23🧑‍⚖️
Innovation	366^th	3.381⭐	23🧑‍⚖️
Theme	614^th	3.31⭐	23🧑‍⚖️
Graphics	639^th	3.095⭐	23🧑‍⚖️
Humor	47^th	3.9⭐	22🧑‍⚖️
Mood	355^th	3.405⭐	23🧑‍⚖️
Given		29🗳️	27🗨️

Feedback

GlowGlew

26. Apr 2021 · 17:38 UTC

LOL that was funny as heck! I'm afraid I could be the only nerd who plays because this is worth it.

Chumzy

26. Apr 2021 · 18:27 UTC

It was... interesting. Honestly though its pretty funny and weird and I enjoyed it.

bassguitarbill

26. Apr 2021 · 21:55 UTC

I didn't play this game because I'm too old to have a Roblox account, but if you didn't make the music I don't think you're allowed to enter this into the compo :(

Chensu

26. Apr 2021 · 22:49 UTC

Nice stuff, love the 3d models :)

foolmoron

28. Apr 2021 · 01:15 UTC

Making a Roblox game in 48h is so badass! It's wild that it's networked and multiple people can play. I love how dark of a concept this is for a kids game, and how your art got censored by the mods. Plus I totally relate to this fear of under my stove/fridge.

metadept

28. Apr 2021 · 04:49 UTC

Cool to see people using Roblox for stuff like this! The game is weird and funny and very roblox-y. I'm not sure whether I got to the end or whether there was more I didn't find, but nice job!

ladybenko

28. Apr 2021 · 21:34 UTC

Hi! Is there a way to play this without a Roblox account? Thanks

🎤 ruthiepee

10. May 2021 · 17:56 UTC

@ladybenko unfortunately no, that's a limitation of the Roblox platform. It's free and only takes a second to sign up, but I feel you, I wouldn't download Roblox just to play a jam game either :P

jk5000

17. May 2021 · 15:00 UTC

The very weird and funny. I overall liked it. I would perhaps have liked a bit more gameplay, but it's okay for a jam game. Well done.

ElectricStalin

17. May 2021 · 18:36 UTC

Very interesting

xatulu

17. May 2021 · 18:37 UTC

I never really had a look at Roblox, but hats off to you for developing something like that in 48 hours.
Just for you I setup a Roblox account and played around - interesting an enjoyable. Sad to see that you can't use your own music - and also thanks for the postmortem, maybe I should check that out for fun as well!

dpmzi

18. May 2021 · 01:18 UTC

Loved the playfulness of this! Felt like a story I could have made up in my mind when playing on my own as a child, save for the occasional nightmare fuel. Also, fun choice of engine. (My nephew is going to be so proud of me when he hears that I have tried Roblox!)

Now, I think I'll give my buddy a call.

pkenney

18. May 2021 · 04:11 UTC

And here I thought roblox were some competitor to legos! I would have skipped the onerous install process but you're SO CLOSE to getting the 20 that I couldn't just walk away. Hope you cross the finish line in time!

This was a fun little experience. I enjoyed that I could restart the dialog and test various paths through the short bits of clever prose. I also dug the charmingly severe transitions between environments. It put to rest the question of which is a scarier hell: the spooky creepy gross bug kind, or the one with puppies. No contest.

I was determined to find some glitch to escape Heck, as I could see outside the walls with the camera. But those colliders were too strong. I tried glitching into a superjump by getting stuck between the two signs but that also refused to work.

The best I could do was walk left and right very quickly around this spot here, which triggered a restart to the torture-music and provided some much-needed tranquility:

![RobloxScreenShot20210517_235410521.png](///raw/81b/z/4284f.png)

Respect for throwing away your usual engines to try out something new, and nice work!

🎤 ruthiepee

18. May 2021 · 13:29 UTC

@xatulu @dpmzi @pkenney holy moly, thank you all so much for pushing this one over the finish line. And props to you all for being open-minded about Roblox -- whether you like it or not (and I don't, really).